bake has definitions from the field of food
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[ verb ] (food) cook and make edible by putting in a hot oven

Examples

"bake the potatoes"

Used in print

(The Dallas Morning News,...)

Bake slowly about one hour at 250 - 275 F. until lightly brown .

Bake slowly at_least one-half hour longer .

While this is baking , saute mushrooms , fresh or canned , in butter .

(Ruth F. Rosevear, "North Country School Cares for...)

Today whole grains are freshly ground every_day and baked into bread .

The bread baked from this mixture is light in color and fragrant in aroma .

Related terms

cook fire shirr ovenbake cooking

2
[ verb ] prepare with dry heat in an oven

Examples

"bake a cake"

Used in print

(Los Angeles Times...)

Mrs._Reese baked her cookies for only the third time in the Bake-off finals .

3
[ verb ] (food) heat by a natural force

Synonyms

broil

Examples

"The sun broils the valley in the summer"

Used in print

(Idwal Jones, "Santa Cruz Run"...)

The Santa_Cruz mountains sprawl over three counties , and the roads twist through sky-tapping redwoods down whose furrowed columns ripple streams of rain , even when heat bakes the Santa_Clara valley below at the left .

Related terms

heat

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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 21755
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[ noun ] (food) making bread or cake or pastry etc.

Synonyms

baking

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